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[austin_tycho]

There's a pagan list I'm on with a questionnaire for people who join. One of the sillier questions is 'what animal do you want to come back as?' and everyone always says 'cat' because they are worshipped by people and can do whatever they want. Well, first of all, that's assuming you're one of the lucky ones that gets an owner, and an attentive one which narrows the field even more. Second, I wonder if being owned by a human is such a great thing anyway. While I keep my cats all housebound because I know they're less likely to catch diseases and get in fights and get hit by cars, I think I'd prefer being a wild animal (in a non-threatened habitat, if we get to be that picky). I've always thought I'd enjoy being a barn swallow. Or kelp. Though I guess kelp is not an animal. It reminds me of a story I read set in ancient Japan... these samurai had to kill themselves for some reason, but before they did they got to write a haiku, and speculate about what they wanted to come back as... and one said a cloud. That sounds nice too.

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[hobbitblue.livejournal.com]

Cats are cool but there are more enticing creatures.. dolphins spring to mind first off, they seem to do nothing but play, and they're smart too! Sea otters seem to have a cushy life too, swimming around in the kelp and lazing around with their lunch on their stomachs for when they get the munchies... yep, that be my choice.

[the-weeb.livejournal.com]

Personally, I'm hoping to move on to a 'more exciting destination' like in _Defending Your Life_. If I have to come back again I guess I'll be human. If coming back is a reward then I'd like to be a very rich, very intellegent, very healthy, powerful and spoiled human who is loved very much by their friends and family. Or a well cared for and loved horse.